Newly revealed records debunk conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein’s death and reveal the chaotic aftermath

Nearly four years after the death of Jeffrey Epstein, the Associated Press has obtained over 4,000 pages of documents related to the disgraced billionaire financier’s death from the federal Bureau of Prisons under the Freedom of Information Act.

The documents “provide the most complete accounting to date of Epstein’s detention and death, and its chaotic aftermath,” according to the AP’s report. The records also debunk many of the conspiracy theories that arose in the wake of Epstein’s suicide and shows how “severe staffing shortages and employees cutting corners” at the Bureau of Prisons contributed to Epstein’s death.

Two weeks before ending his life, Jeffrey Epstein sat in the corner of his Manhattan jail cell with his hands over his ears, desperate to muffle the sound of a toilet that wouldn’t stop running.

 

Epstein was agitated and unable to sleep, jail officials observed in records newly obtained by The Associated Press. He called himself a “coward” and complained he was struggling to adapt to life behind bars following his July 2019 arrest on federal sex trafficking and conspiracy charges — his life of luxury reduced to a concrete and steel cage.

 

The disgraced financier was under psychological observation at the time for a suicide attempt just days earlier that left his neck bruised and scraped. Yet, even after a 31-hour stint on suicide watch, Epstein insisted he wasn’t suicidal, telling a jail psychologist he had a “wonderful life” and “would be crazy” to end it.

Read the full report over at the Associated Press.

Sky Palma

Before launching DeadState back in 2012, Sky Palma has been blogging about politics, social issues and religion for over a decade. He lives in Los Angeles and also enjoys Brazilian jiu jitsu, chess, music and art.